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A King Kong-like ape once roamed southern China Scientists say they now know why and when it disappeared

A King Kong-like ape once roamed southern China Scientists say they now know why and when it disappeared
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Study finds Gigantopithecus blacki extinct 295,000 to 215,000 years ago after failure to adapt to environmental changes

Chinese, Australian and US researchers have revealed more about the extinction of the Gigantopithecus blacki great ape in their latest joint study, which was published in Nature on Thursday.

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Mystery of why the greatest primate to ever inhabit the Earth went extinct is finally solved, scientists say

Exactly why the great ape died off after flourishing for hundreds of thousands of years has been one of the lasting mysteries of paleontology.

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Biggest primate ever died off due to huge mistake – The Mail & Guardian

Gigantopithecus blacki stood three metres tall and weighed up to 300 kilogrammes

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Mystery of why world s largest ape went extinct finally solved, scientists say

Exactly why the great ape died off after flourishing for hundreds of thousands of years has been one of the lasting mysteries of paleontology.

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